Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Linda Thomas-Greenfield (1952- )
Carol Sutton
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Carol Sutton (1944-2020)
Ruth Temple
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Ruth Janetta Temple (1892-1984)
Ambassador Samuel Westerfield, his wife, Helene, and Their Son, Samuel Westerfield III in Monrovia, ca. 1971.
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Samuel Z. Westerfield (1920-1972)

Explore Global African History

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Jean-Bédel Bokassa (1921-1996)
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(1955) Nnamdi Azikiwe, “The University of Nigeria Speech”
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(1980) Samora Machel, “Transform the State Apparatus into an Instrument of Victory”
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Gondar, Ethiopia (ca. 1635- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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U.S. Marshal Luke Moore at Ole Miss, 1962
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The Asian-African (Bandung) Conference: Fact and Fiction
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Sam Langford: History’s Forgotten Boxer
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Eleven Years in the U.S. Navy: The Strange Saga of Robert Shorter

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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